Street vendors in Los Angeles County now have the opportunity to get a health code-compliant food cart for free.
At least 280 California state health code-compliant food carts are being given away as part of the new Sidewalk Vending Cart Program, which went into effect in August 2024. The ordinance established a formal process for sidewalk vendors to operate legally in the county.
To receive a cart, applicants must be 18 years or older, live in L.A. County, be self-employed as a sidewalk vendor, earn less than $75,000 annually from vending, operate within either unincorporated Los Angeles County or the City of L.A. and commit to full compliance with public health and safety regulations…